highest strikeout games single game as a pitcher

Nolan Ryan has fanned the most career hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	5,714	786	323	287	.530	763	3.14	222	61	3	5366.2	3,887	1,871	2,138	317	2,760	157	11	77	22,448	273	9.58	4.63	2.07	0.53	25.5	12.3	1.24	.264	3.59	6.52
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	4,875	609	302	162	.651	596	3.24	100	37	2	4106.0	3,296	1,480	1,663	405	1,484	188	6	37	16,917	109	10.69	3.25	3.29	0.89	28.8	8.8	1.16	.290	3.65	7.22
3	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	4,672	697	352	180	.662	696	3.09	116	45	0	4877.2	4,129	1,674	1,847	362	1,563	157	0	63	20,048	143	8.62	2.88	2.99	0.67	23.3	7.8	1.17	.283	3.41	7.62
4	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	4,136	714	326	233	.583	697	3.15	254	55	2	5151.0	4,573	1,800	2,061	401	1,795	52	8	146	21,355	179	7.23	3.14	2.30	0.70	19.4	8.4	1.24	.279	3.60	7.99
5	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	3,701	674	286	238	.546	671	3.24	242	60	0	4918.1	4,540	1,768	1,966	418	1,301	155	0	68	20,231	110	6.77	2.38	2.84	0.76	18.3	6.4	1.19	.281	3.60	8.31
6	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	3,640	639	309	198	.609	633	2.80	231	61	1	4737.1	3,896	1,474	1,622	373	1,365	75	4	114	19,137	121	6.92	2.59	2.67	0.71	19.0	7.1	1.11	.257	3.08	7.40
7	Don Sutton D. Sutton	3,574	743	322	240	.573	732	3.17	177	58	1	5191.0	4,553	1,826	2,008	454	1,303	79	6	98	21,187	111	6.20	2.26	2.74	0.79	16.9	6.1	1.13	.260	3.48	7.89
8	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,554	550	265	154	.632	550	3.28	26	9	0	3548.2	3,005	1,293	1,402	365	998	118	0	27	14,503	98	9.01	2.53	3.56	0.93	24.5	6.9	1.13	.279	3.56	7.62
9	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3,534	729	309	247	.556	667	2.97	303	53	8	5243.0	4,755	1,733	1,998	383	1,329	105	24	154	21,403	152	6.07	2.28	2.66	0.66	16.5	6.2	1.16	.272	3.43	8.16
10	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,520	489	221	121	.646	481	3.25	12	5	0	2999.1	2,470	1,082	1,155	362	793	115	2	20	12,145	81	10.56	2.38	4.44	1.09	29.0	6.5	1.09	.287	3.47	7.41
11	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	3,456	733	399	255	.610	635	1.70	513	108	25	5657.1	4,645		1,783	93	1,305	198	94		22,572	147	5.50	2.08	2.65	0.15	15.3	5.8	1.05	.260	2.84	7.39
12	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	3,371	725	351	222	.613	722	3.14	109	35	0	4918.0	4,619	1,717	1,932	348	971	135	2	177	20,030	70	6.17	1.78	3.47	0.64	16.8	4.8	1.14	.281	3.54	8.45
13	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	3,342	781	312	258	.547	693	3.23	245	45	18	5244.2	4,796	1,881	2,188	466	1,723	116	52	80	21,877	215	5.73	2.96	1.94	0.80	15.3	7.9	1.24	.267	3.75	8.23
14	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	3,191	630	282	222	.560	583	3.27	267	49	5	4449.0	4,057	1,616	1,798	475	974	84	25	111	18,143	62	6.46	1.97	3.28	0.96	17.6	5.4	1.13	.267	3.64	8.21
15	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	3,154	467	219	99	.689	408	2.91	46	17	3	2816.0	2,205	910	996	238	752	141	21	29	11,337	62	10.08	2.40	4.19	0.76	27.8	6.6	1.05	.279	3.18	7.05
16	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	3,117	502	251	169	.598	473	2.85	255	56	3	3827.1	3,201	1,214	1,373	249	1,300	101	12	112	15,790	105	7.33	3.06	2.40	0.59	19.7	8.2	1.18	.268	3.23	7.53
17	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	3,116	518	216	138	.610	432	3.39	83	20	13	3203.1	2,915	1,207	1,263	344	683	52	58	39	13,006	70	8.75	1.92	4.56	0.97	24.0	5.3	1.12	.292	3.55	8.19
18	CC Sabathia	3,093	556	251	157	.615	555	3.70	38	12	0	3558.2	3,371	1,462	1,600	379	1,088	122	0	43	14,890	72	7.82	2.75	2.84	0.96	20.8	7.3	1.25	.293	4.05	8.53
19	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	3,084	649	212	152	.582	477	3.33	53	16	110	3392.2	2,996	1,254	1,358	281	984	56	150	81	13,943	144	8.18	2.61	3.13	0.75	22.1	7.1	1.17	.285	3.60	7.95
20	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	3,052	451	223	95	.701	449	2.52	25	15	0	2848.2	2,182	798	871	233	710	45	1	27	11,243	107	9.64	2.24	4.30	0.74	27.1	6.3	1.02	.271	2.75	6.89
21	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,979	571	224	152	.596	536	3.46	17	5	1	3358.2	3,163	1,290	1,385	364	749	76	4	24	13,732	96	7.98	2.01	3.98	0.98	21.7	5.5	1.16	.293	3.71	8.48
22	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	2,855	553	222	173	.562	506	3.17	151	40	10	3707.0	3,334	1,305	1,461	366	972	158	23	94	15,336	46	6.93	2.36	2.94	0.89	18.6	6.3	1.16	.270	3.55	8.09
23	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	2,832	531	215	178	.547	478	3.30	194	41	7	3548.0	3,216	1,302	1,441	332	1,060	89	28	63	14,691	117	7.18	2.69	2.67	0.84	19.3	7.2	1.21	.278	3.66	8.16
24	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,813	525	268	148	.644	524	3.60	57	23	0	3513.2	3,371	1,407	1,507	367	765	60	0	28	14,351	71	7.21	1.96	3.68	0.94	19.6	5.3	1.18	.290	3.86	8.63
25	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2,773	612	239	224	.516	597	3.54	142	34	0	4121.2	3,948	1,620	1,827	425	1,226	128	5	112	17,309	115	6.06	2.68	2.26	0.93	16.0	7.1	1.26	.276	3.99	8.62

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	63	.500
Rangers	62	64	.492	1.0
Mariners	59	67	.468	4.0
Angels	50	76	.397	13.0
Athletics	49	77	.389	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/19	LAA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Thu 8/20	LAA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Fri 8/21	LAA	@	TEX	8:15 PM
Sat 8/22	LAA	@	TEX	7:05 PM
Sun 8/23	LAA	@	TEX	2:35 PM

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Final

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63 - 63

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HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

92

Burleson

91

Stewart

91

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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Arraez

.310

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

153

Arraez

152

Lopez

145

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100

Wood

90

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.431

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Contreras

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

.558

Ohtani

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Crow-Armstrong

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

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Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

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Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

201

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.75

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2.19

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WHIP Leaders

0.75

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13.60

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11.48

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6.77

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5.78

Rasmussen

5.71

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2,155.4

Ohtani

1,791.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,683.4

Alvarez

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1,509.6

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1,361

Crow-Armstrong

1,262

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	74	53	.583
Phillies	69	58	.543	5.0
Marlins	64	63	.504	10.0
Nationals	60	67	.472	14.0
Mets	58	70	.453	16.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	78	48	.619
Cubs	74	54	.578	5.0
Cardinals	65	62	.512	13.5
Pirates	63	66	.488	16.5
Reds	60	66	.476	18.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	76	51	.598
Padres	68	60	.531	8.5
Diamondbacks	66	61	.520	10.0
Giants	51	74	.408	24.0
Rockies	50	76	.397	25.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	75	50	.600
Yankees	70	55	.560	5.0
Red Sox	68	58	.540	7.5
Blue Jays	62	65	.488	14.0
Orioles	61	65	.484	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	66	60	.524
Twins	63	65	.492	4.0
Guardians	61	65	.484	5.0
Tigers	61	66	.480	5.5
Royals	53	74	.417	13.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	63	.500
Rangers	62	64	.492	1.0
Mariners	59	67	.468	4.0
Angels	50	76	.397	13.0
Athletics	49	77	.389	14.0

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Tue 8/4	NYM	@	CLE	6-2
Tue 8/4	LAD	@	CHC	1-5
Tue 8/4	TBR	@	COL	9-7
Tue 8/4	DET	@	SEA	8-0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/19	ATH	@	KCR	7:40 PM
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Wed 8/19	WSH	@	TEX	8:05 PM
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